Defence companies concerned over Trident replacement
Defence manufacturers have asked David Cameron to clear up confusion over how the replacement for Britain's nuclear deterrent will be...
View ArticleUN draft report calls DR Congo crimes genocide
The BBC has seen a draft UN report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide. The report details how they targeted Rwandan...
View ArticleBarnardo's calls for fairer school admissions
Schools should be required to take equal shares of pupils in different ability groups to help poorer students succeed, a children's charity says. Barnardo's claims its proposal, known as...
View ArticleObstacles to holding street parties 'to be removed'
People wanting to hold street parties or summer fetes will find it easier to do so, ministers say, after councils agreed to cut the red tape involved. Organisers will have to fill out one form to get...
View ArticleCall for inquiry into Iraq War civilian deaths
A full judicial inquiry into all those killed in the war in Iraq should be held, a campaign group has said....
View ArticleNigeria to revamp nation's electricity network
Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan, has...
View ArticleRoadworks lifted for bank holiday weekend getaway
More than two-thirds of traffic works on main roads will completed or suspended for the bank holiday weekend getaway, the Highways Agency had said. The agency, responsible for motorways and major...
View ArticleVideo gives first glimpse of Chilean miners' world
Rescue workers released video footage filmed...
View ArticleEx-US President Carter frees American from North Korea
Former US President Jimmy Carter has secured the release of an American citizen detained in North Korea. Aijalon...
View ArticleTop eight cancer signs pinpointed
The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer have been highlighted by researchers. The Keele...
View ArticleMinister attacks learning gap between rich and poor
There is an unacceptable learning gap between rich and poor areas of England, schools minister Nick Gibb has said. He spoke out as data was released showing how well...
View ArticleTenfold rise in gastic bands and other weight-loss ops
The number of people in England undergoing surgery on the NHS to help them lose weight has increased tenfold in less than a decade. The British Medical Journal reports operations such as gastric...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for German HIV singer Nadja Benaissa
An HIV-positive German pop star accused of infecting a former partner with the virus has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence....
View ArticleHealth officials find salmonella at US egg recall farm
US health officials say they have found salmonella in chicken feed used at two farms involved in a...
View ArticlePakistan floods prompt mass evacuations in south
Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have been ordered to evacuate their homes as flood waters...
View ArticleConcern over David Cameron's Afghanistan visit security
Senior military figures have expressed concern about the security arrangements for a recent trip by...
View ArticleFugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir returns to UK
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir has flown back to the UK, after evading trial since 1993. Mr Nadir, 69,...
View ArticleNotting Hill Carnival's transformation over the years
When a feather-clad cast of several hundred danced to calypso beats through west London's streets for the first Notting Hill Carnival in 1964, few would have thought the event would develop into the...
View Article'Sell organs to save lives'
The demand for organ donors far outstrips the supply. In this week's Scrubbing Up, Martin Wilkinson, a visiting professor at...
View ArticleTrapped Chile miners give video tour of confinement
A newly-released video appears to show that 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile...
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